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President Donald J. Trump approves Alabama Disaster Declaration

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 9:02:41 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from February 19 to March 20, 2019.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding in the counties of Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Madison, Marion, Morgan, and Winston.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.